Device for weatherproofing textile fabric articles



March 7, 1950 A. DE VERE HARNETT 2,499,748

DEVICE FOR WEA'I'I'IERPROOFING TEXTILE FABRIC mucus Filed July 26, 1946 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 March 1950 A. DE VERE HARNETI' 2,499,743

DEVICE FOR WEATHERPROOFING TEXTILE FABRIC ARTICLES Filed July 26, 1946 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 DEVICE FOR WEATl-IERPROOFING TEXTILE FABRIC ARTICLES Filed July 26, 1946 March 7, 1950 A. DE VERE HARNETI' 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 .Llll

M 7, 1950 A. DE VERE' HARNETI' 2,499,743

mavxcs FOR WEATl-IERPROOFING 'rmc'rxm FABRIC ARTICLES Filed July 26, 1946 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 g6 @fle Uereflrnezfb, BY M, 0 Z

Patented Mar. 7, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DEVICE FOR wna'rnmaoomo rnx'rnn FABRIC ARTICLES lane Vere Barnett, Racine, Wis. Application July 26. 1946, Serial No. 686,337

6 Claims. (or 91-46) The present invention relates to a device or machine for weatherprooflng textile fabric articles by immersing them in a suitable solution containing a water-repellent material.

In recent years, there have been commercially developed various water-repellent materials with which textile fabric articles such as clothes may be impregnated to prevent them from absorbing moisture. Articles of clothing and particularly outer garments such as topcoats and the like can be made into effective raincoats or water-repellent garments by impregnating the garment with this material. On such water-repellent material is of a wax-like nature and is usually applied by blending it in a suitable solvent such as naphtha or the like, which'solvent is extracted after application leaving the water-repellent material in the garment.

A water-repellent solution of the type referred to above must be maintained in a heated conditlon for satisfactory operation and furthermore to maintain a uniform solution, it is necessary to agitate the liquid at frequent intervals. The solvent for the water-repellent material is generally a skin-irritant and consequently, it is desirable to provide a device or apparatus for weatherproofing textile fabric articles in the above-mentioned manner in the use of which it is not necessary for the operator to touch the impregnated articles or the solution, thereby to prevent injury to the operators skin.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a device or machine for weatherprooflng textile fabric articles embodying the de- I sirable features enumerated above.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved device or machine for weatherprooflng textile fabric articles by immersing them in a water-repellent solution.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a device or machine for weatherprooflng textile fabric articles which is of simple and sturdy construction and has a higher output capacity than prior art devices.

Still a further object of the present invention is to provide a machine or device for weatherproofing textile fabric articles which includes means for heating and agitating the solution with which the articles are impregnated and in the use of which it is unnecessary for the operator to handle the articles.

Further objects and advantages of the present inventionwill become apparent as the following description proceeds and the features of novelty during operation of the device;

which characterize this invention will be pointed Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the device of Fig. 1 with the cover removed and with the article container in position for soaking the textile fabric articles in the liquid impregnant;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line |-l of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4, assuming that Fig. 4 shows a comple device;

Fig. 6 is a view partly in section of a machine for weatherprooflng textile fabric articles embodying a modification of the present invention;

.Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a modification of the present invention with the cover in a predetermined position; and Fig. 8 is another perspective view of the modification of Fig. 7 with the cover thereof removed.

Referring now tov the drawings, there is illustrateda device or machine constructed in accordance with the present invention generally designated at 9 and comprising a unitary tank-like structure l0 having a substantially rectangular section. It should be understood that the particular shape of the tank-like structure l0 forms no part'of the present invention and the rectangular structure illustrated is by way of example only. The rectangular structure 10 includes a fluid chamber H which is defined by the walls of the rectangular structure in and a bottom member l2 having crossed creases I: so as to facilitate draining through an opening l4 located at the intersection of the creases i3 centrally of the fluid chamber l|. As will be apparent from Fig. 4 of the drawings, the bottom i2 slopes toward the central opening l4.

In order movably to support thetank-like structure I 0, there is provideda portion ill of the rectangular structure which extendsbelow the bottour I! of the fluid containing chamber ll so as effectively to provide a skirt which performs two functions. First it effects streamlining of the device or unit 9 and secondly,.it provides a means for holding a plurality of supporting'casters l5 ofthestrncwre II arenotswiveledandare fastenodtothesklrt il'asbyweldingoranyother suitable means. The reason these casters are notswiveledwillbecomeapparentasthefollowing deacriptionproceeds. g'lhecasters Il,ontheother MwhIcharemountedatthetwocornersoppolitefrunthecasters Ilareswiveledasindicatedat I'I.wherehythedevicelmayreadilybe moved about in any desiredmanner. understood that for certain applications the casters Iland Ilmarbeomittedentirely. Such anll'rlmunclitisahowninl lga'iandsofthe drawings.

Ibrthe Pu pose of maintaining the liquid impregnantinthetankorfluidchamber Ii ina heated condition as is desirable in order to obtain satisfactory waterprooflng of the textile fabric articles, there is provided a suitable heating coil II positioned within the fluid containing chamber I I closely adiacent the bottom if thereof. This heating coil may comprise any suitable heating means such as an electrical heating device, but as illustrated, preferably comprises a fluidcoiltowhichasuitable heating medium such orthelikemaybesupplied. Asillusin the drawings, the heating coil ll exto suitable openings iia provided in one of the side walls of the fluid containing chamber and terminates in sutable connections II and which extend outside this chamber and to control means, not shown, such as an automatic thermostatic control or manual control means for controlling the temperature of the liquid impregnant in tank II by controlling the admission of heating medium to the coil It will be provided. Preferably the chamber Ii when in use is fllled with the solution containing the water-repeilent material to the level indicated by the line II in Pig. 4 of the drawings. A suitable temperature indicating device 22 is provided so that the operator may know that the temperature of the solution in the chamber i I is initially at its proper valucandismaintainedatthisvalue forbestoperation as determined by the directions supplied with the particular water-repellent im- Imegnating material used. Preferably, openings such as llb, which are duplicates of the openings I la, are provided in the side wall of the fluid containing chamber II opposite the wall containing the openings Ila. With this arrangement, it is possible to make external connections to the heatis coil II frun either side of the chamber II, thnspermittingeithersideoftheunitttobe positioned against a building wall. It will be understood that the particular openings such as Ilb which are not used in making connections with the heating coil II are closed by suitable interclnngeableclosuremeanswhichcanalsobeused tocmetheopenings Itainsteadoftheopenings m a verflcal shaft 24 rotatable in suitable bearirI means 2| supported within the fluid chamber II. 'lhebearingmeansflaresupportedfroma partition It which eifectively divides the fluid eontainiruchamber II into two chambers 'speciflcally designated as Ila and iib,'respectively.

This partition extends only partially toward the bottom I! of the fluid chamber II leaving an aperture lic through which the liquid contained in the sections Ila and Iib may freely flow from one section to the other. As illustrated, the agitator 23 extends beneath the partition 26 so as effectively to agitate the liquid in both sections lie and Ill: of the fluid chamber II. A suitable removable crank 21 is provided for operating the agitator 28. It should be .understood that the agitator 28 need only be periodically operated. Also. and as will become apparent from the following description, the operation of the device in waterproofing textile fabric articles will cause a predetermined agitation of the liquid impregnant exclusive of theoperation of agitator 23.

For the purpose of draining the solution from the fluid chamber II, the drain opening it in the bottom wall I! is connected to a suitable swiveled T 3i best shown in Figs. 4 and5ofthedrawings. Adapted tobeconnected to either side of the swivelod T connection Ii, depending upon which side of the apparatus the fluid medium connections are made to the heating coil I8, is a suitable flexible drain hose a which extends through a suitable opening 32 in the skirt II. It will be understood that a duplicate opening 32 may be provided in the skirt ll' ontheothersideofthetank Ilifitisdesired to have the connections for the drainhose and the heating coil It brought in on the side opposite that shown in the drawings. A suitable plug It is provided to close the opening in the swiveled T connection II not connected to the hose 3!. A spring clip or suitable fastening means 35 is provided to hold the home end It of the drain hose u in a position above the liquid level II in the chamber II at all times except when it is desired to drain the liquid from this chamber. In certain applications it may be desirable to dispense with the drain hose and merely employ a drain plug to close the drain opening. Such an arrangement is shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings.

In accordance with the present invention. one or more article containers 31 are provided for the textile fabric articles to be weatherproofed.

Two such containers are shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. It will he understood that such article containers may comprise any suitable container having foraminous or perforate walls. is illustrated in the drawings, each article holder or basket comprises a pair of end members ll, each provided with a hand hole It and a centrally positioned trunnion ll, the purpose r which will come apparent from the following description. The end manbers 30 are interconnected by four rods 4i disposed at the corners thereof and fastened thereto by suitable means such as threaded extensions of the rods II extending through openings in the mid pieces 38 and to which are applied suitable nub II. In order to complete the article container or basket, the space between the four rods I is enclosed by spaced rods 43 which extend into suitable recesses formed in the end plates 3.. With this arrangement, a suitable basket or article container is provided which will hold any textile fabric article and yet will permit the impregnating fluid to freely enter the basket when the basket or container is immersed in the fluid containing chamber II. The basket construction described above provides a very sturdy article contains which will stand rough usage and abuse without damage thereto. It should be understood. however, that the article containers ll maybeeonstrnctedinmanydiflerentways as far as the present invention is concerned and the illustrated embodiment is by way of example only.

In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, one of the sections Ila or Nb of the fluid chamber II may be considered to be the soaking or immersing chamber. As illustrated in the drawings, the section Ila is the soaking chamber and is provided near the lower portion thereof and just above the heating coil I3 with inclined ledges 45 which may comprise angle iron members or the like suitably fastened to the side walls of the fluid chamber II as by welding or the like. These inclined ledges or shelves are inclined toward the dividing partition and are adapted to be engaged by the end pieces 38 of the article container 31 to support it in the fluid chamber section Ila in the manner clearly indicated in Fig. 4 of the drawings. It will be observed that when in this position, the article container 31 is substantially completely immersed in the fluid impregnant so that the textile fabric articles contained therein may be soaked for the desired time and impregnated with the water-repellent material. 'Ihe fluid chamber II is sufficiently wide so that the basket 31 including the trunnions 40 amply clear the side walls thereof in the manner clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings,

In order to manipulate the basket or article container 31 so as to remove it from its soaking position as indicated in Fig. 4 of the drawings. without having to touch either the basket, the impregnated articles or the impregnant, there is provided a basket moving device which comprises a rotatable shaft 41 mounted in suitable bearings 46 above the central partition 26 and adjacent the top of the fluid containing chamber I I. Suitable bearing means are provided for rotatably supporting the shaft 41 at either end thereof. Associated with the shaft 41 are a pair of basket transi'erring arms or cranks 48 each having a trunnion engaging or receiving notch 49. The trunnion receiving notches are angularly related to the crank arms 48 as best shown in Fig. 4 of the drawlogs, the purpose of which will become apparent from the following description. The cranks 48 may be fastened to shaft 41 in any suitable manner such as by welding or the like and are preferably positioned just inside of the bearings 46.

In order to rotate the crank supporting shaft 41, one end of the shaft is connected to a suitable gear mechanism 50 mounted within a gear housing 5|. Operation of the ar mechanism 50 and consequently rotation of crank supporting shaft 41 is obtained by operation of a hand wheel 53 fastened to a rotatable shaft 54 which extends into the gear casing 5I. The end of the shaft 54 adjacent the hand wheel 53 is supported by a suitable member 55 fastened to the rectangular structure I0. When the operator actuates the hand wheel 53, rotation of crank shaft 41 occurs. The casters I5 provided with the non-swiveled connection are mounted at the end of the structure Ill beneath the hand wheel 53 so that actuation of hand wheel 53 will not cause any movement of the device 9.

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As shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, the angular basket or article container 31 is moved out of section Ila of the fluid chamber II and swung over above section I lb of the fluid containing chamber II. Adjacent the upper part of section III) of the fluid chamber II there are provided inclined basket supports 51 which are substantially identic l with the basket supports 45 except that inste d of being inclined toward the center of the chamber II or in other words, toward the partition 26, they are inclined toward the adjacent end wall so that gravity will tend to move the basket 31 when positioned on the ledges 51 away from the partition member 26 instead of toward it as is the case in soaking chamber Ila. It will be observed that when the crank 48 is rotated through an angle of substantially degrees, the angular trunnion receiving slots 49 of the cranks 4B are positioned so that gravity tends to move the basket 31 and consequently the trunnions 40 out of the trunnion receiving notches 49, whereby the cranks 48 may be returned to their original positions in the soaking chamber I la as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings and the basket 31 remains on the ledges 51. This position of the basket 31 as indicated on the right-hand side of Fig. 2 of the drawings is what may be termed the basket draining position in which the excess impregnant is permitted to run back into the section Ilb of the fluid containing chamber I I.

It will be observed that as the basket 31 is moved out of the soaking section Ila of the fluid containing chamber II, the liquid level in this particular compartment will be lowered considerably below the liquid level in section III). This causes a swishing and flow of liquid from section I lb into section I la, thus effectively agitating the impregnant without using the agitator 23. If desired, this agitation of the liquid may be increased by moving the basket intov and out of contact with the liquid several times. While the textile fabric articles in the basket 31 are draining on the ledges 51, a second basket 31 can be loaded with articles to be impregnated and immersed in the soaking chamber Ila in the manner shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

Generally the soaking operation takes considerably less time than the draining operation. To speed up the entire process, it may be desirable to employ two baskets with a first and a second draining position. Following the soaking operation the basket can be moved out of the soaking chamber to clear the liquid where it is permitted to drain in this first draining position. After the other basket is removed from the second draining position on the ledges 51 then the basket in the first draining position may be moved to the second draining position so another soaking operation can take place.

Preferably the tank or structure I0 is provided with a suitable removable cover 60 having a peripheral flange extending around the outside edge of the upper portion of tank II). This cover may have the form of the cover shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings or if desired, it may be provided with a pair of handles BI and a deformed rim 62 or a beaded attachment to define a chamber in the top of the cover which may be used to contain spotting liquid as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. In other words, the lid or cover 60 may be used as a spotting board. The deformed ridge or beaded portion 62 is preferably discontinuous for a small section as indicated at 63 which acts as a drain opening for the spotting liquid chamber. Preferably the spotting liquid drains off continuously through the drain 53. This may be accom- 7 plishsdeitherbypitching-fliecovertlorthe tirsmachinelslightbtocausethespottlng liouidtoflowtowardthedrain.

In view of the detailed description included above, the operation of the machine or device 3 of the present invention will be obvious to those skilledintheart. Briefiy,thefiuid containing chamber ii isfirst illledtothe level II with the water-repellent material blended in a suitable solvent such as naphtha or the like and the agitator 23 is periodically operated to maintain the water-repellent material in proper solution. A heating medium is supplied to the coil II and when the proper temperature is obtained, the weatherprooflng operation may be carried out. One of the baskets 31 is filled with th textile fabric articles to be impregnated and with the cranks 43 positioned so that the notches u are above the liquid level II, the basket 31- is positioned to bring the trunnlons 43 into seating engagement with these notches'without the operator's hands contacting the impregnating liquid. The crank 53 may now be manipulated to rotate the crank arms downward and thus lower the basket 31 into the soaking chamber lie so that the articles contained therein are submerged in the fluid or impregnant. As the basket 31 engages the inclined ledges l5, gravity tends to move the trunnions til into engagement with the trunnion receiving notches 49, thus preventing the trunnions and notches from becoming disengaged. The basket containing the articles to be impregnated is permitted to remain in the soaking chamber ila a suilicient .mgth of time to carry out the impregnating process. When this time has elapsed, the operator rotates the hand wheel I3 to swing the arms 48 in an upward direction until the basket clears the liquid in the soaking chamber. The basket is permitted to remain in this first or pre-draining position for a predetermined time. Then the arms 43 are operated to move the basket 31 to the second draining positicm above the compartment or section lib where the basket 31 is deposited on the ledges I1. Gravity tends to move the basket 31 along the ledges 51 to facilitate disengagement of the trunnions 43 from the trunnion receiving notches I. As the crank arms .8 are now rotated back to their initial positions, the basket 31 remains on the ledges 51 in the second draining position where excess liquid drains back into the section lib of the chamber I I.

ing chamber ,I la causes agitation of the solution due to the swishing action of the fluid underneath the partition or bame 25. While the clothes or textile fabric articles in basket 31 on ledges 51 are draining, a second basket 31 may be filled with articles to be waterproofed and lowered into the soaking chamber lie in the manner described above. By virtue of the use of two baskets in this manner, the output of a single unit is doubled and in no case must the operator touch either the impregnated clothes or the impregnating solution. Furthermore, a very simple, inexpensive and compact arrangement is provided. The basket 31 may be used to carry the impregnated fabric articles from the second drainin position to a suitable spinner or centrifugal extractor so that the operator does not contact the impregnated articles.

In accordance with a modification of the present invention, the second basket 31 may be dispensed with and the device may still operate with the same high output as with the double basket arrangement. As illustrated in Fig. 6 of the The fiow of liquid. caused by removal of the basket 31 from the soaka 8 drawinnamitabletrayllispositionedonthe ledges". Thistraytlisillmtratedasawire basketcranyother relatively low perforate container. 'I'hecorrespondingpartsofl'ig.6are designatedbythesamereierence numeralsasin theprecedingfigm'es. Inorderthatthetextile fabric articles containedinthe basket 31 whenin thcsoakingchamberiiamaybedepositedinthe tray 33 without requiring the operator to touch either the articles or the solution or'the basket, theerankarmslsareprovidedwithapluralityof threadedopeningswhich arealignedwith threadedopeningsintheendpiecesflofthebasketfl. Suitablestudsorpinsltmaybeinsertedinthe openingsinthetransferarmsorcrankslswhen aligned with the openings in the end pieces 3| of basket 31. It will be obvious that when the transferarmsorcranksflarerotatedwiththe crankshaft" withthestudsorpinsflinposition, the basket 31 will be inverted as it moves over chamber section iib in the manner clearly shown in dotted lines in Pig. 6 of the drawings so that the textile fabric articles contained therein will be dumped or transferred to the tray 3! where the articles may drain in the same manner as if they were permitted to remain in the basket 31 on the ledges 31. The single basket 31 is now freetobeusedinsoakingaseoondbatchofarticles in the soaking chamber i lb.

It is sometimes desirable to provide a device of the type described above for use in connection with relatively small cleaning establishments where the amount of liquid in the soaking chamber need not be so great. In such a case, the device described above can be substantially cut in half by eliminating all but a very small portion of the section lib. It is desirable to retain some of section lib together with the partition 28 partially separating it from the section lie in order to get the swishing action under the baille plate or partition 26 for increased agitation of the impregnating solution. with such an arrangement the amount of liquid impregnant required is substantially reduced to one half. Of course, the speed of operation of carrying out the impregnating process is reduced since only the predraining or first draining position is available for draining the clothes or textile fabric articles following a soaking operation.

In accordance with a modification of the present invention, there is provided a device which uses substantially half of the impregnating liquid that is required in connection with the arrangement described thus far and yet wherein both the predraining or first draining position andthe second draining position are provided so that the device may be operated at high speed. such an arrangement is shown in Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawings where the impregnating device generally designated at 13 is substantially like the device described above except that the tank structure is materially reduced in size to the extent that the section lib is greatly reduced in size as clearly shown in Pig. 8 of the drawings. It should be understood that the function of chamber iib is still retained, however, in that it is separated by the baiile 38 not shown in Fig. 8 from the chamber Ila to permit the agitation feature described in detail above. The corresponding parts of Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawings are characterized by the same reference numerals as in the preceding fi ur s.

In order that there is provided a draining position for thedevice such that the soaking chambercanbeusedforasubsequentsoakingoperstion while the textile fabric articles are draining, the device is provided with an extension II projecting from only a small upper portion of the main body of the device Iii. Mounted within this projection H are the ledges 51 identical withthe ledges characterized by the same reference numerals in the preceding figures. The extension II is of suflicient size so that a basket or article container 31 may be positioned thereabove and any fluid or liquid drained therefrom runs down an inclined bottom '12 of the extension 'Ii whereby this fluid is returned to the chamber lib and therethough the passageway lic beneath the baflie 26, not shown, to the soaking chamber II a. As was mentioned above, no casters are provided for the device 10 indicated in Figs. '7 and 8. The drain hose has been dispensed with and only a simple plug I3 for draining the liquid is provided.

As was mentioned above, the cover of the device 10 may be used advantageously as a spotting board. Instead of providing the beaded arrangement described above, however, the cover 14 in Fig. 7 of the drawings which is provided with a peripheral flange is merely inverted when used as a spotting board with the peripheral flange confining the spotting liquid. A suitable depression and drain arrangement 15 at one end thereof permits continuous flow of the spotting liquid in the desired manner described in connection with the cover 60. In order to insure this flow through the drain 15, the cover may either be slightly pitched on the device 10 Or the entire device may be raised at one end, for example, the endwith which the hand wheel 53 is associated. Any suitable means for supporting the cover 14 in its position to function as a spotting board may be provided. Such means have not been shown in the drawings.

While there have been described certain particular embodiments of the present invention, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the present invention, and it is aimed in the appended claims to cover all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim: T

1. A soaking device for textile fabric articles comprising, a fluid containing chamber, an article container including a supporting trunnion at either end thereof, a pair of arms pivotally mounted within said chamber each including a trunnion receiving notch for engaging the trimnions on said container for supporting the same and moving it out of said chamber, and an inclined support for said container positioned w thin said chamber near the bottom thereof, the notches in said arms when supporting said container within said chamber having their open edges directed toward the higher end of said inclined support so that gravity acting on said container and tending to move it toward the lower end of said inclined support also tends to maintain said trunnions within said notches when said container is disposed on said support within said chamber.

2. In a device for immersing textile fabric articles in a suitable fluid comprising, a fluid containing chamber, a perforate basket for said articles, a shaft pivotally mounted within said basket and notches in said arms for releasa ly fastening said basket to said arms to move said basket out of said chamber, inclined support means on said device for receiving said basket when it is moved out of said chamber, said notches having their open ends directed toward the lower end of said inclined support means when rotated outside said chamber to cause said trunnions automatically to move out of said notches in response to movement of said basket down said inclined support means when said basket is deposited on said support means.

3. A soaking device for textile fabric articles comprising, a fluid containing chamber, an article container includin a support ng trunnion at either end thereof, a pair of pivotally mounted arms supported for movement into and out of said chamber each including a trunnion receiving notch for engaging the trunnions on said container for supporting the same and moving it out of said'chamber, a first inclined support for said container positioned near the bottom of said chamber, the notches in said arms when supporting said container within said chamber having their open edges directed toward the higher end of said first inclined support whereby the tendency of said container to move downwardly on said first inclined support moves said trunnions into said notches when said container is disposed on said first sup ort. and a second inclined support for said container when it is moved by said arms out of said chamber, the notches in said arms when said arms are outside of said chamber having their open ends directed toward the lower end of said second inclined support means whereby the tendency of said container to move downwardly on said second inclined support moves said trunnions out of said notches when said container is disposed on said second support.

4. In a device for impregnating textile fabric articles with a water-repellent material, a liquid containing chamber, a partition dividing the upper portion of said chamber into a pair of sections, interconnected near the bottom of said chamber, one of said sections being a soaking section, a heating coil positioned near the bottom of said chamber, a container for said fabric articles, means for supporting said container in said soaking section substantially submerged in said liquid so that said fabric articles are soaked with said liquid, means for moving said container out of said soaking sect on and above the other of said sections of said chamber, means for supporting said container above said other section so that excess liquid may return to said chamber,

said mere removal of said container from said soaking section causing a rush of liquid from said other section to said soaking section thereby agitating said liquid, and additional means for agitating said liquid comprising a movable agitator having the agitating portion thereof disposed beneath said partition and extending partially into each of said sections.

5. In a device for immersing textile fabric articles in a suitable fluid comprising, a fluid containing chamber, an extension projecting from the upper part of said chamber defining a draining section, a perforate basket for said articles, a pivotally mounted shaft supported above said chamber, means for rotating said shaft, 8. pair of transfer arms rotatable with said shaft from a position in said chamber to a position above said draining section, means includins trunnions on said basket and notches in said arms for releasably fastening said basket to said 11 armstomoveaaidbashetout'otsaidchamber, and inclined suppwt'means mounted in said drainingaectioni'orreceivingsaidbasketwhenit .ismoved out of said chamber, said notches having their open eda'es directed toward the lower end of said inclined support means when said armsaremovedoversaiddrainingsectionwhereby the tendency of said basket to move down alongsaidinclinedsupport means when deposited thereon releases said basket from said arms.

6. In a device for immersing textile fabric articlesinasuitableflmdcomprisingailuidcmtaining chamber, an article container capable of beingdispoeedinsaidchambenashaftpivotdly.

mounted within-said chamber, means for rotatin; said shaft, a pair of transfer arms rotatable with said sbait from a position in said chamber to a position: outside said chamber, a support means on saiddevice for receiving said container when it is moved out of said chamber, said supportmeansbeingdisposedatanangletothe horiaontal, cooperating means on said arms and said container for releasably fastening said container to said arms, the portion of said last mentioned means associated with said arms and the angular disposition of said support means oo 12 operatingtocausesaid containertomovetreeoi saidarmswhensaidcontaineris depositedon ss'idsupportmeans.

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